# Product Hunt Launches Tracker - Marketing Intel (BYOC) (`viralanalyzer/producthunt-launches-tracker`) Actor

Track new product launches on Product Hunt. Query daily/weekly/topic launches via official GraphQL API. BYOC: bring your free PH developer token. Marketing intel for SaaS, AI tools, indie launches.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/viralanalyzer/producthunt-launches-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [viralanalyzer](https://apify.com/viralanalyzer) (community)
- **Categories:** Marketing, AI, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 item scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## 🚀 Product Hunt Launches Tracker — Marketing Intel (BYOC)

> 🔗 [View on Apify Store](https://apify.com/viralanalyzer/producthunt-launches-tracker) | 🇺🇸 English | [🇧🇷 Português](#português)

Track new product launches on **Product Hunt** via the official GraphQL API v2. **BYOC (Bring Your Own Credentials)** — your free developer token, our actor, 98% margin. Anti-bot immune, ToS-compliant, predictable cost.

### ✨ Features

- **Official PH GraphQL API v2** — no HTML scraping, no anti-bot blocks
- **4 query modes** — `topVoted` (default), `daily`, `date`, `topic`
- **Topic filtering** — `artificial-intelligence`, `developer-tools`, `productivity`, etc.
- **Rich output** — name, tagline, votes, comments, reviews, makers, topics, thumbnail, websites
- **Auto rate-limit aware** — built-in error surface for 429 + complexity remaining
- **NEVER 0 ITEMS guard** — fails loud with 4 causes diagnose, never silent SUCCEEDED with 0
- **Owner-skip pattern** — internal runs bypass PPE charge

### 🔑 BYOC setup (one-time, free, instant)

1. Sign in at https://www.producthunt.com (or sign up — instant)
2. Visit https://api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications
3. **Add an application** → name it whatever (e.g. "MyApifyTrack") → submit
4. On the created app page, scroll down — your **developer_token** is shown (~64-char hex)
5. Copy that token → paste in actor input `accessToken`

> **Limits**: free tier = **6250 complexity points per 15 minutes**. Each post fetched costs ~10-25 points (depends on `includeMakers`/`includeTopics`). Plenty for daily/weekly aggregation workflows.

### 📥 Input

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `accessToken` | string (secret) | **Yes** | — | PH developer token (see BYOC setup) |
| `mode` | enum | **Yes** | `topVoted` | `topVoted` / `daily` / `date` / `topic` |
| `date` | string | If mode=date | — | ISO date `YYYY-MM-DD` |
| `topicSlug` | string | If mode=topic | — | e.g. `artificial-intelligence` |
| `maxResults` | integer | No | 20 | 1-100 |
| `includeMakers` | boolean | No | true | Fetch makers info (+~5 complexity/post) |
| `includeTopics` | boolean | No | true | Fetch topics array |

#### Example input — top voted AI launches
```json
{
  "accessToken": "your-ph-developer-token",
  "mode": "topic",
  "topicSlug": "artificial-intelligence",
  "maxResults": 25,
  "includeMakers": true,
  "includeTopics": true
}
````

#### Example input — today's launches

```json
{
  "accessToken": "your-ph-developer-token",
  "mode": "daily",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

### 📤 Output

```json
{
  "id": "12345",
  "name": "Awesome AI Tool",
  "tagline": "Generate marketing copy 10x faster with AI",
  "slug": "awesome-ai-tool",
  "phUrl": "https://www.producthunt.com/posts/awesome-ai-tool",
  "website": "https://awesomeaitool.com",
  "description": "Our AI assistant helps marketers...",
  "thumbnail": "https://ph-files.imgix.net/...",
  "votesCount": 521,
  "commentsCount": 38,
  "reviewsCount": 12,
  "reviewsRating": 4.8,
  "featuredAt": "2026-05-15T08:00:00.000Z",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-15T07:01:00.000Z",
  "topics": [
    {"id": "44", "name": "Artificial Intelligence", "slug": "artificial-intelligence"},
    {"id": "267", "name": "Marketing automation", "slug": "marketing-automation"}
  ],
  "makers": [
    {"id": "98765", "username": "janedoe", "name": "Jane Doe", "url": "https://www.producthunt.com/@janedoe"}
  ],
  "source": "producthunt-graphql-v2"
}
```

### 💰 Pricing

Pay-per-event (PPE): only charged per real post returned. Zero results → zero charge. Anti-bot impossible (official API).

### 🚀 Use cases

- **Marketing intel** — surface new SaaS/AI launches before they trend
- **Competitive research** — track competitor launches and their reception (votes/reviews)
- **Affiliate discovery** — find emerging tools with active affiliate programs (cross-reference makers' websites)
- **Content marketing** — feed weekly "what's new on PH" newsletters automatically
- **Trend detection** — sort top-voted in `artificial-intelligence` topic = pulse of AI tooling

### ⚠️ Common errors

| Error | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| `[PH_AUTH] 401 Unauthorized` | Token invalid or revoked | Get fresh developer\_token at api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications |
| `[PH_RATE] 429 Too Many Requests` | Hit 6250 complexity / 15min | Wait or reduce `maxResults`, disable `includeMakers` |
| `[PH_GRAPHQL]` errors | Invalid query (e.g. bad topicSlug) | Use known topic slugs from producthunt.com/topics |
| `[FAIL] Zero posts returned` | Filter too narrow / no launches in window | Try `mode=topVoted` without filters |

### 🔒 Privacy

Your `accessToken` is passed **directly** to `api.producthunt.com` over HTTPS. We never store, log, or proxy it. Apify Console masks it with `isSecret: true`.

### 📚 Related actors

- [Facebook Ad Library Intelligence](https://apify.com/viralanalyzer/facebook-ads-library) — Meta ads competitive intel
- [Google Ads Transparency Center Scraper](https://apify.com/viralanalyzer/google-ads-transparency) — Google ads compliance
- [HackerNews Intelligence](https://apify.com/viralanalyzer/hackernews-intelligence) — companion: trending tech discussions
- [GitHub Trending Scraper](https://apify.com/viralanalyzer/github-trending-scraper) — companion: trending open-source

### 🆕 Changelog

- **v1.0** (2026-05-15): Initial release. GraphQL API v2 (4 modes), BYOC token, NEVER 0 ITEMS guard, owner-skip, optional makers/topics.

***

### Português

## 🚀 Product Hunt Launches Tracker — Marketing Intel (BYOC)

Rastreia novos lançamentos no **Product Hunt** via a API oficial GraphQL v2. **BYOC (Bring Your Own Credentials)** — você traz seu token developer grátis, nosso actor faz o resto, margem 98%. Anti-bot impossível (API oficial), ToS-compliant, custo previsível.

#### Setup BYOC (uma vez, grátis, instantâneo)

1. Entre em https://www.producthunt.com (ou cadastre-se — é grátis e instantâneo)
2. Vá em https://api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications
3. **Add an application** → nome qualquer (ex: "MyApifyTrack") → submit
4. Na página do app criado, role para baixo — o **developer\_token** aparece (~64 chars)
5. Copie e cole no campo `accessToken` do actor

**Limite**: 6250 complexity points / 15min. Cada post ~10-25 pontos. Suficiente para análise diária/semanal.

#### Casos de uso BR/LATAM

- **Marketing/Growth**: rastrear lançamentos de concorrentes SaaS/AI globais antes do hype
- **Afiliados**: descobrir ferramentas emergentes com programas de afiliado ativos
- **Conteúdo**: alimentar newsletters semanais "novidades PH" automaticamente
- **Vendas B2B**: lista de leads (makers que lançaram produtos = founders contactáveis)

#### Modos de query

- **`topVoted`** (default): top votados recentes — uso geral
- **`daily`**: lançamentos de HOJE — para newsletters diárias
- **`date`**: data específica `YYYY-MM-DD` — análise retrospectiva
- **`topic`**: filtra por topic slug (ex: `artificial-intelligence`, `developer-tools`)

# Actor input Schema

## `accessToken` (type: `string`):

Get free at api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications -> create app -> use developer\_token. We NEVER store this — passed directly to api.producthunt.com.

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch: 'daily' = today's launches; 'date' = launches on specific date; 'topic' = posts in a topic; 'topVoted' = highest voted recent launches.

## `date` (type: `string`):

Filter launches posted on/after this date (ISO format). Required for mode=date. For mode=daily we use today automatically.

## `topicSlug` (type: `string`):

Topic slug (e.g. 'artificial-intelligence', 'developer-tools', 'productivity'). Required for mode=topic.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

How many posts to fetch (1-100). Each post costs ~10 complexity points from your 6250/15min budget.

## `includeMakers` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch makers (PH users who launched the product). Adds ~5 complexity points per post.

## `includeTopics` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch topics array per post.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "topVoted",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "includeMakers": true,
  "includeTopics": true
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "topVoted",
    "maxResults": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("viralanalyzer/producthunt-launches-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "topVoted",
    "maxResults": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("viralanalyzer/producthunt-launches-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "topVoted",
  "maxResults": 10
}' |
apify call viralanalyzer/producthunt-launches-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=viralanalyzer/producthunt-launches-tracker",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Product Hunt Launches Tracker - Marketing Intel (BYOC)",
        "description": "Track new product launches on Product Hunt. Query daily/weekly/topic launches via official GraphQL API. BYOC: bring your free PH developer token. Marketing intel for SaaS, AI tools, indie launches.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "sxJShBYWL82hOK0tD"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/viralanalyzer~producthunt-launches-tracker/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-viralanalyzer-producthunt-launches-tracker",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/viralanalyzer~producthunt-launches-tracker/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-viralanalyzer-producthunt-launches-tracker",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/viralanalyzer~producthunt-launches-tracker/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-viralanalyzer-producthunt-launches-tracker",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "accessToken",
                    "mode"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "accessToken": {
                        "title": "Product Hunt Developer Token (BYOC)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Get free at api.producthunt.com/v2/oauth/applications -> create app -> use developer_token. We NEVER store this — passed directly to api.producthunt.com."
                    },
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Query mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "topVoted",
                            "daily",
                            "date",
                            "topic"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "What to fetch: 'daily' = today's launches; 'date' = launches on specific date; 'topic' = posts in a topic; 'topVoted' = highest voted recent launches.",
                        "default": "topVoted"
                    },
                    "date": {
                        "title": "Date (YYYY-MM-DD)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Filter launches posted on/after this date (ISO format). Required for mode=date. For mode=daily we use today automatically."
                    },
                    "topicSlug": {
                        "title": "Topic slug",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Topic slug (e.g. 'artificial-intelligence', 'developer-tools', 'productivity'). Required for mode=topic."
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "Max results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "How many posts to fetch (1-100). Each post costs ~10 complexity points from your 6250/15min budget.",
                        "default": 20
                    },
                    "includeMakers": {
                        "title": "Include makers info",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Fetch makers (PH users who launched the product). Adds ~5 complexity points per post.",
                        "default": true
                    },
                    "includeTopics": {
                        "title": "Include topics",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Fetch topics array per post.",
                        "default": true
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```